Event Update For 2014-06-23

http://jumpingjackflashhypothesis.blogspot.com/2012/02/jumping-jack-flash-hypothesis-its-gas.html

The seas, lakes and oceans are now pluming deadly hydrogen sulfide and suffocating methane. Hydrogen sulfide is a highly toxic water-soluble heavier-than-air gas and will accumulate in low-lying areas. Methane is slightly more buoyant than normal air and so will be all around, but will tend to contaminate our atmosphere from the top down. These gases are sickening and killing oxygen-using life all around the world, including human life, as our atmosphere is increasingly poisoned. Because both gases are highly flammable and because our entire civilization is built around fire and flammable fuels, this is leading to more fires and explosions. This is an extinction level event and will likely decimate both the biosphere and human population and it is debatable whether humankind can survive this event.

A. More fires and more explosions, especially along the coasts, but everywhere generally.
B. Many more animal die-offs, of all kinds, and especially oceanic species.
C. More multiples of people will be found dead in their homes, as if they'd dropped dead.
D. More corpses found in low-lying areas, all over the world.
E. More unusual vehicular accidents.
F. Improved unemployment numbers as people die off.

Category: Fires And Explosions

2014-06-23 - F-35A Joint Strike Fighter bursts into flame before takeoff at coastal Eglin Air Force Base (Florida):
http://www.latimes.com/business/aerospace/la-fi-f35-fighter-jet-fire-20140623-story.html
http://927thevan.com/news/articles/2014/jun/23/f-35a-fighter-jet-flights-suspended-after-fire-at-us-air-base/
http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/F-35-Catches-Fire-264339311.html
http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/06/24/4198593/fighter-jet-catches-fire-on-panhandle.html
http://www.wvec.com/news/Fire-damages-F-35A-on-Florida-runway-264430301.html
http://www.navytimes.com/article/20140624/NEWS04/306240081/F-35As-grounded-Eglin-after-Monday-s-fire
http://www.wallstreetdaily.com/2013/07/16/fort-knox-gold/

Quote: "The U.S. Air Force on Monday temporarily halted flights at a Florida air base of 26 F-35A fighter jets built by Lockheed Martin Corp after a jet caught fire as it was preparing to take off for a training flight..."

Note: The last plane to burst into flame was waaaay back in...two days ago, when a small plane took off in Livermore (California) then burst into flame and the pilot had to jump out without a parachute and fall 1000 feet, or burn to death, mentioned in the 2014-06-21 update. He jumped, and died.

These F-35As cost more than $100 million EACH. I don't think this one was destroyed though. But at that price, I wondered, do these cost more than an equivalent weight in gold would cost? Welp, I did the math. They weigh more than 70,000 pounds fully loaded and that much gold would run you about a billion dollars, so an F-35A is about 1/7 to 1/10 the price of an equivalent weight in gold at today's price for gold. Or to look at it another way, if you wanted an F-35A, and you were allowed to own one, then you'd need to trade in more than FOUR TONS of gold to get your hands on one. They're planning on buying like 2500 of these things and unless they actually succeed in bringing the per unit price down below $100 million, which they haven't, then that fleet of F-35As may very well cost MORE than one would have if one sold every single ounce of the gold that is supposedly in Fort Knox, which is about 8,133 metric tons...
 

2014-06-23 - Propane tank explodes in basement at home in Wauseon (Ohio), 5 injured:
http://www.northwestohio.com/news/story.aspx?id=1061398
http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2014/06/23/House-explosion-in-Wauseon.html
http://www.13abc.com/story/25849095/emergency-crews-respond-to-house-explosion-in-wauseon
http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2014/06/24/1-in-hospital-4-others-injuredin-Wauseon-house-explosion.html

2014-06-23 - Metal recycling center erupts in flame just outside Hixon near Stafford (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-27979771
http://www.news.nom.co/metal-recycling-plant-fire-put-out-10145386-news/

Quote: "A fire at a metal recycling plant has been extinguished by firefighters 18 hours after it broke out. The blaze at the JBMI site, just outside Hixon near Stafford, began in a scrap store at 09:41 BST on Monday. Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was unclear how the fire started."

Quote: "The Environment Agency has confirmed nearby watercourses have not been polluted..."

2014-06-23 - Around 100 scrap cars go up in flames just before 1 AM at auto salvage yard in Brantford (Canada):
http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2014/06/23/fire-marshal-investigates-auto-wreckers-blaze
http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/dozens-of-vehicles-destroyed-in-wrecking-yard-fire-1.1881688

Quote: "The call to the fire department came in shortly before 1 a.m. Initial information relayed to the fire department indicated that some 100 scrap cars were ablaze, a fire official said on Monday."

Note: Another huge fire at an auto salvage yard?! No way! From the full hypothesis: "Metal-related businesses will be hit hard, including salvage yards and metal recycling centers."

2014-06-23 - Underground electrical fire breaks out near train station in Cicero (Illinois):
http://voices.suntimes.com/news/breaking-news/smoke-reported-underground-near-cicero-pink-line-station/

2014-06-23 - Underground fire breaks out near Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://fox2now.com/2014/06/23/smoke-coming-from-manhole-downtown-near-stadium/
http://snewsi.com/id/1425927941

Quote: "Early Monday, Firefighters received a call for smoke coming from a manhole, east of Busch Stadium near Broadway Avenue. Two lanes were blocked as crews investigated the problem. There is no word on the cause."

Note: Also see the naked guy found wandering around South St. Louis...

2014-06-23 - Transformer bursts into flame at solar power station near the A40 in Whitland (Britain):
http://www.carmarthenjournal.co.uk/Whitland-solar-park/story-21278175-detail/story.html

2014-06-23 - Medical building damaged by 4-alarm fire at 1:30 AM in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), nobody there:
http://www.wtae.com/news/4-alarm-fire-at-pittsburgh-medical-building/26616500

2014-06-23 - In separate incidents, two boats hit by fire while docked in coastal Providence (Rhode Island):
http://www.turnto10.com/story/25845990/fishing-vessel-catches-fire-at-providence-pier
http://www.abc6.com/story/25849858/recap-boat-fire-closes-port-of-providence
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Jia-Hui-Shan-9602966.html

Quote: "The other fire took place on a bulk carrier from Hong Kong called the Jia Hui Shan. Firefighters said the ship's scrap metal cargo caught fire..."

Quote: "That fire was actually the second incident that the fire department responded to at the pier today... just 10 minutes before the fishing boat caught fire there was an explosion aboard a larger ship also docked there."

Note: First fire, fishing boat, mostly destroyed, blamed on 'welding accident'. Second fire, some scrap metal burst into flame in the cargo hold of a ship. More scrap metal igniting, just like all the fires at metal recycling businesses and auto salvage yards. There really is no explanation other than hydrogen sulfide - which is reactive with rusty iron/steel - for the fires where piles of metal catch fire. Piles of metal are not normally flammable. And when there's hydrogen sulfide around, it will also cause problems with anyone using anything that creates a flame, like welding, smoking cigs, bonfires (lots of bonfire explosions lately), barbecue grills, etc. These two boats burning 'separately' is similar to the two boats that burst into flame WITHIN 3 MINUTES while docked at different marinas in Washington DC, mentioned in the 2014-02-11 update. And two boats just burned in coastal Miami the day prior in separate incidents too, mentioned in the 2014-06-22 update. Same geographic area, same atmosphere...

2014-06-23 - Fishing ship 'Johanna Maria' damaged by major blaze while docked in coastal Scheveningen (Netherlands):
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Johanna-Maria-Sch118-908574200.html
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2062232
http://www.omroepwest.nl/nieuws/23-06-2014/slachtoffers-bij-brand-op-schip-haven-scheveningen
http://www.hartvannederland.nl/top-nieuws/2014/grote-brand-op-vissersschip-scheveningen/#890010
http://www.transport-online.nl/site/48914/grote-brand-op-schip-in-haven-scheveningen-foto/
http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1012/Nederland/article/detail/3677259/2014/06/23/Gewonden-bij-grote-brand-op-vissersschip-Scheveningen.dhtml
http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2686/Binnenland/article/detail/3677287/2014/06/23/Gewonden-bij-grote-brand-op-vissersschip-Scheveningen.dhtml

2014-06-23 - Boat bursts into flame on Cayuga Lake (New York):
http://www.ithacajournal.com/article/20140623/NEWS01/306230027/Boat-burns-waterline-Cayuga-Lake
http://www.stargazette.com/article/20140623/NEWS01/306230027/Boat-burns-waterline-Cayuga-Lake
http://www.ithacajournal.com/article/20140624/NEWS01/306240062/1124/
http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20140624/NEWS01/306240062/Woman-injured-Cayuga-Lake-boat-fire

2014-06-23 - Boat bursts into flame while being towed, on Pretty River Parkway in Collingwood (Canada):
http://www.simcoe.com/news-story/4594694-boat-catches-fire-in-collingwood/
http://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/4594694-boat-catches-fire-in-collingwood/
http://www.newslocker.com/en-ca/region/collingwood/boat-catches-fire-in-collingwood-simcoecom/

2014-06-23 - Several commercial vehicles go up in flames while parked at business in Lewiston (Maine):
http://www.wmtw.com/news/lewiston-firefighters-battling-industrial-park-fire/26624822

Quote: "Lewiston firefighters said they responded to the report of a vehicle fire just after 4 p.m. Monday. Fire Chief Paul LeClair said the fire spread to the attic. He did not know the extent of the damage, but said several vehicles were burned, as well as the roof..."

Note: A big pile of rags just burst into flame at a canal structure in Lewiston a couple of days prior, mentioned in the 2014-06-21 update...

2014-06-23 - Several cars go up in flames while parked in parking garage in Silver Spring (Maryland):
http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2014/Three-Cars-Totaled-in-Silver-Spring-Garage-Fire/
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/silver-spring/2014/06/23/silver-spring-garage-car-fires/11258309/
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Silver-Spring-Parking-Garage-Fire-Causes-More-Than-100000-in-Damage-264247691.html

Quote: "Three cars were totaled and numerous others were damaged in a fire at a Silver Spring parking garage on Cameron Street Monday morning."

2014-06-23 - Four heavy trucks damaged or destroyed by fire at 5:20 AM while parked at business in coastal Gulval (Britain):
http://www.cornishman.co.uk/VIDEO-destroys-lorries-West-Cornwall-scaffolding/story-21278047-detail/story.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-27971968
http://www.thescaffolder.com/2014/06/fire-destroys-lorries-celtic-scaffolding/
http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/11293941.Did_hot_sunshine_cause_four_lorry_blaze_in_Gulval_/

Quote: "The hot weather may have caused a lorry fire, which also damaged three other vehicles in Cornwall. CCTV footage showed the lorry's lights switch on, with no-one in the cab, before the engine ignited, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said. Almost 20 firefighters tackled the blaze at Gulval, near Penzance, which started at about 05:20 BST. A spokesman added direct sunlight shining on to the engine could have caused an electrical fault. Fire investigator Mark Salter said: 'There was no other ignition source.'"

Note: Sure there is another possible ignition source: hydrogen sulfide's reactivity with copper, especially electrified copper, thus all the underground electrical explosions and fires, utility poles igniting, parked vehicles bursting into flame, vehicles starting themselves, etc. They need to teach these folks some freakin' chemistry. They don't have the tools necessary to do their job without it, not nowadays. Also, I highly doubt there is THAT much sunlight at 5:20 AM. If the sun had actually been out then I gotta admit, that's a pretty funny idea: vampire trucks, the sun comes out and they burst into flame and are destroyed! Wee hours, right near the coast. The wee hours are when the atmosphere cools and contracts, which will push any hydrogen sulfide or methane in the air above closer to the ground, making fires, explosions and people and animals sickening and/or dying more common during those hours...

2014-06-23 - School bus bursts into flame in coastal North Myrtle Beach (South Carolina):
http://www.pagelandprogressive.com/content/bus-carrying-mcbee-students-sets-fire-beach

Note: This is the 12th school bus to burst into flame in June, that I know of, so far...

2014-06-23 - Car-hauler truck bursts into flame at 2:30 AM on I-10 in Vidor (Texas), near the Gulf of Mexico:
http://www.kfdm.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/kfdm_vid_10582.shtml
http://www.thecwtv.tv/shared/news/top-stories/stories/kwbb_vid_10582.shtml

Quote: "The driver of the 18 wheeler was transporting other vehicles. His truck caught fire damaging two of the vehicles."

2014-06-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-57 near Mattoon (Illinois):
http://jg-tc.com/news/local/tire-problem-causes-fire-on-tractor-trailer-on-interstate/article_3081b5e2-e55f-5415-8e15-f0d7b6635734.html

2014-06-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on I-81 in Sullivan County (Tennessee):
http://www.wfla.com/story/25847210/tractor-trailer-on-fire-on-interstate-81
http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/article/118362/tractor-trailer-fire-has-traffic-snarled-on-interstate-81
http://www.wnct.com/story/25847210/tractor-trailer-on-fire-on-interstate-81

2014-06-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on Route 113 near Georgetown (Delaware):
http://www.wmdt.com/story/25847751/mechanical-issue-causes-truck-fire-on-route-113
http://www.wboc.com/story/25851039/truck-catches-fire-on-us-113
http://www.delaware1059.com/story.php?id=10118

2014-06-23 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on the M11 near Bishop’s Stortford (Britain):
http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/incidents/10548/
http://www.harlowstar.co.uk/News/Harlow-news/Lorry-catches-fire-on-M11-near-Harlow-20140623111444.htm
http://www.yourharlow.com/2014/06/23/fire-fighters-put-out-fire-on-lorry-on-m11/
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/11296078.Lorry_fire_on_motorway/
http://www.hertsandessexobserver.co.uk/News/Bishops-Stortford/Lorry-catches-fire-on-M11-near-Stortford-20140623111027.htm

2014-06-23 - Tractor explodes inside shed on Geauga Lake Road in Bainbridge Township, Chagrin Falls (Ohio):
http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/local/geauga-county/2014/06/23/bainbridge-twp-tractor-explodes-on-geauga-lake-road/11271979/

Quote: "The fire department confirmed to WKYC Channel 3 that a tractor has exploded. The tractor was located in a shed on Geauga Lake Road."

Note: Not the first tractor to just explode out of nowhere recently. A tractor exploded and burned while parked inside a barn and that fire spread and destroyed four barns, in Dobson (North Carolina), mentioned in the 2014-05-27 update. A tractor also exploded and burned at 4:30 AM while parked inside a barn on Avon Lake Road in Litchfield Township (Pennsylvania), mentioned in the 2013-09-05 update. You just can't count on your parked vehicles not exploding anymore...

2014-06-23 - Tractor bursts into flame at Langdown Farm in Spreyton, Crediton (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29423&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.middevongazette.co.uk/Tractor-destroyed-blaze-Mid-Devon-farm/story-21278805-detail/story.html
http://devonlocalnews.co.uk/2014/06/23/ambulance-crews-called-to-fire-that-destroyed-a-tractor-in/

2014-06-23 - Tractor (telehandler) bursts into flame at 7:24 PM at Milton Farm in East Ogwell (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29430&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41

Note: Also see the barn that burned in East Ogwell on this same day, about four hours before this telehandler caught fire and at a different location. East Ogwell is less than 3 miles from coastal waters...

2014-06-23 - Dump truck bursts into flame on I-90 in Westfield (New York):
http://wivb.com/2014/06/23/westbound-thruway-lanes-reopen-after-truck-fire/
http://buffalo.gotnewswire.com/news/westbound-thruway-lanes-reopen-after-truck-fire
http://online.wsj.com/article/APe3bc106add094cea8111a6dca0be4bea.html
http://wivb.com/2014/06/23/westbound-thruway-lanes-reopen-after-truck-fire/
http://www.njherald.com/story/25846390/westbound-thruway-lanes-reopen-after-truck-fire
http://www.topix.com/forum/city/buffalo-ny/T5JEQRQBHUBCE4CUM

Quote: "It’s the third vehicle fire on the western stretch of I-90 in the past two weeks. A recreational vehicle caught fire two weeks ago in Chautauqua County and a tractor-trailer burned last week at Exit 48A in Genesee County."

2014-06-23 - Heavy truck bursts into flame on State Highway 29 near Greerton (New Zealand):
http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/75397-truck-fire-on-lower-kaimai-ranges.html

2014-06-23 - Truck bursts into flame at 5:25 AM on the M20 near coastal London (Britain):
http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/lorry_fire_shuts_one_lane_of_m20_motorway_1_3652427
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/fire-crews-tackle-blazing-lorry-19071/
http://www.ashfordherald.co.uk/Firefighters-need-breathing-apparatus-tackle-M20/story-21277912-detail/story.html

2014-06-23 - Catering vehicle and refuse burst into flame while parked on Orchard Street in Northwich (Britain):
http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/news-events/incidents/catering-vehicle-and-a-large-quantity-of-refuse-was-on-fire-in-northwich#.U6kXjvldXh4

2014-06-23 - RV bursts into flame near canal on Armley Road in Leeds (Britain):
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/caravan-fire-releases-plumes-of-smoke-near-canal-1-6690130
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/caravan-fire-releases-plumes-of-smoke-near-canal

2014-06-23 - RV bursts into flame at Mile Hill, A386 Torrington (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29431&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/caravan_destroyed_by_blaze_in_torrington_1_3654271
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/caravan-destroyed-by-blaze-in-torrington

2014-06-23 - Van bursts into flame while parked at home, fire spreads to home, in Windsor Township (Michigan):
http://www.wilx.com/home/headlines/Home-Damaged-After-Car-Catches-Fire-264311191.html

Quote: "A fire in Windsor Township started in a van parked a few feet away from the home on the 100 block of the street. The van and the home are badly damaged, but no one was hurt."

Note: Another house taken out by another vehicle spontaneously igniting. Multiple vehicles are going up in flames regularly now but I still think we'll run out of homes before we run out of vehicles. Could be wrong about that though, but time will tell, either way...

2014-06-23 - Van bursts into flame on King Settlement Road in New Berlin (New York):
http://www.evesun.com/news/stories/2014-06-23/19486/Crews-respond-to-car-fire-in-New-Berlin/

2014-06-23 - Van bursts into flame at 12:05 AM on Welbeck Road in Carshalton (Britain):
http://www.suttonguardian.co.uk/news/11294043.Firefighters_tackle_midnight_van_fire/
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/11294043.SUTT_YELL_Firefighters_tackle_midnight_van_fire/
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/NEWS/11294043.print/
http://localuknews.co.uk/article/firefighters-tackle-midnight-van-fire

2014-06-23 - SUV bursts into flame on Milpas Street in coastal Santa Barbara (California):
http://www.edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?nid=136231

2014-06-23 - Pickup truck bursts into flame while parked in carport in coastal Illahee (Washington):
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2014/jun/23/fire-chars-truck-carport-in-illahee/

2014-06-23 - Two cars burst into flame while parked at home on Goodwives River Road in Darien (Connecticut), near the coast:
http://blog.ctnews.com/stamford411/2014/06/23/car-fire-catches-darien-home-on-fire/

Quote: "Police at the scene are reported that the two fully involved cars were close to catching the home on fire. The fire was called in just after 7 a.m..."

Quote: "The home is just up stream from Gorhams Pond."

Note: Dunno what river it is, but this house is just east (downwind) of it, and it flows straight into the ocean, which isn't far away...

2014-06-23 - Car bursts into flame while parked on Marlene Drive in Orcutt (California):
http://santamariatimes.com/news/local/vehicle-fire-in-orcutt-extinguished/article_b52de183-5ddb-5e29-a107-296cf88c7655.html

Quote: "The car was parked along the street at the time of the fire, according to the California Highway Patrol traffic website."

2014-06-23 - Car bursts into flame at 6:36 AM on I-15 near Lake Street in Lake Elsinore (California):
http://blog.pe.com/breaking-news/2014/06/23/lake-elsinore-emergency-crews-work-on-vehicle-fire-on-interstate-15/

Quote: "The fire was reported at 6:36 a.m. Monday, June 23, on the southbound side south of Lake Street, the log stated. The driver escaped the vehicle, a red Honda Civic, and firefighters were on the scene as of 7:11 a.m."

2014-06-23 - Car bursts into flame at Pine and Bostwick Avenue in coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://www.doingitlocal.com/2014/06/tonights-car-fire-81/

2014-06-23 - Car bursts into flame at 2:40 AM while parked near Lakeview Drive in Williams Lake (Canada), fire damages other cars:
http://www.caboodle.ca/williams-lake/williams-lake-news/438-car-fire-arson

Quote: "The cause of the fire is unknown, however it does look suspicious..."

Note: It certainly DOES look suspicious...if you don't have a clue about what's going on. Otherwise, this looks like all the other parked vehicles spontaneously igniting all around the world, especially in the wee hours, and especially near low-lying areas like bodies of water...

2014-06-23 - Car bursts into flame on Verdmont Road on the island of Bermuda:
http://bernews.com/2014/06/car-fire-extinguished-on-verdmont-road/

2014-06-23 - Car bursts into flame on road in coastal Phuket (Thailand):
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/736870-two-escape-unhurt-as-bmw-catches-fire-in-phuket/

Quote: "Two people survived unscathed when their 5-series BMW car caught fire as they drove..."

Note: Cha-ching!

2014-06-23 - Car bursts into flame at Trafalgar Roundabout in Truro (Britain):
http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/truro/11294020.Car_fire_stops_traffic_on_Trafalgar_Roundabout/

2014-06-23 - Car bursts into flame on the M20 near Ashford (Britain):
http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/car_fire_shuts_one_lane_of_m20_motorway_1_3652427

2014-06-23 - Vehicle bursts into flame on Highway 108 near Jamestown (California):
http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/213049/vehicle-fire-highway-108.html

2014-06-23 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the M4 near Bath (Britain):
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Bristol-traffic-Vehicle-blocks-lane-M4/story-21278768-detail/story.html
http://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/bristol/bristol-traffic-vehicle-fire-blocks-one-lane-of-m4/

2014-06-23 - Car and garage destroyed by fire at home in Northfield (Minnesota):
http://www.southernminn.com/northfield_news/news/local/article_b51791d1-dbd6-5cf1-870e-5e58a440ad93.html

2014-06-23 - Pickup truck and garage destroyed by fire at home in Las Vegas (Nevada):
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/fire-rescue/garage-destroyed-sunday-fire

2014-06-23 - Barn destroyed by fire at 5:30 AM in Heidelberg Township, Wernersville (Pennsylvania):
http://readingeagle.com/news/article/heidelberg-twp-barn-fire-deemed-accidental-but-exact-cause-undetermined
http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-berks/animals-saved-from-fire-that-destroyed-historic-barn/26626650
http://readingeagle.com/news/article/crews-respond-to-barn-fire-in-heidelberg-township
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Firefighters-Battle-2-Alarm-Barn-Blaze-264213951.html
http://www.topix.com/forum/county/berks-pa/T1BKI3BR33BJD3OOL

2014-06-23 - Barn heavily damaged by fire at 1:30 AM in Campbell County (Kentucky):
http://www.local12.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/barn-fire-campbell-county-13433.shtml

2014-06-23 - Barn damaged by fire on Chercombe Bridge Road at 3:43 PM in East Ogwell (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=29426&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://wearesouthdevon.com/fire-service-called-to-barn-fire-at-ogwell/
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/crews-tackle-barn-involving-gas-cylinders-near/story-21278828-detail/story.html
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Barn-East-Ogwell-near-Newton-Abbot/story-21278845-detail/story.html
http://www.newsdump.co.uk/news/hepaulgreaves-published-barn-fire-at-east-ogwell-near-newton-abbot
http://www.onenewspage.com/n/UK/750ho4wcf/Barn-fire-at-East-Ogwell-near-Newton-Abbot.htm

2014-06-23 - Garbage bursts into flame in garbage truck on road in coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/news/local/garbage-truck-fire-closes-jtb-southside/ngQwr/
http://www.news4jax.com/news/trash-fire-closes-butler-at-southside-blvd/26618754
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/traffic/2014/06/23/garbage-truck-fire-jtb-republic-services/11285581/

2014-06-23 - Animal sanctuary damaged by fire just after 4 AM in Joelton (Tennessee), some animals killed:
http://www.wkrn.com/story/25842658/animals-killed-in-fire-at-waldens-puddle-in-nashville
http://www.wsmv.com/story/25842656/several-animals-die-in-waldens-puddle-fire
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/25842786/fire-breaks-out-at-waldens-puddle-in-joelton

2014-06-23 - Business damaged by fire at 1:45 AM in Sioux Falls (South Dakota):
http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/crime/2014/06/23/fire-damages-western-sioux-falls-business/11254025/

Quote: "First-arriving crews found smoldering embers behind the American Family Insurance sign."

Note: Lighted sign, with electrified copper?

2014-06-23 - Deck bursts into flame, fire spreads to home, in Payson (Arizona), one in rash of fires:
http://www.paysonroundup.com/news/2014/jun/24/rash-fires-hit-payson/

2014-06-23 - Home damaged by fire near canal in Boise (Idaho), nobody home:
http://www.ktvb.com/news/Fire-starts-on-back-deck-of-Boise-home-264336981.html

Quote: "At one point, the fire did spread down to a canal bank behind the home and to a fence on the side of the house..."

Quote: "The homeowners were not home when the fire started. They came home, though, to find their house burning and firefighters inside."

2014-06-23 - Home heavily damaged by fire at 3:20 AM in coastal Kingston (Massachusetts):
http://kingston.wickedlocal.com/article/20140623/NEWS/140628978

2014-06-23 - House destroyed by fire in coastal Imperial Beach (California), 2 injured:
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/jun/23/fire-fern-avenue-imperial-beach-house/

2014-06-23 - Townhome damaged by fire before 5 AM in Lauderhill (Florida), near the coast:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/lauderhill/fl-lauderhill-monday-fire-20140623,0,3358447.story

2014-06-23 - Apartment building ravaged by blaze at 1 AM in Centennial (Colorado), residents jump from balconies, 8 injured:
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/06/23/residents-jump-from-balconies-to-escape-fire-several-hurt/

2014-06-23 - Vacant half of duplex destroyed by fire at 2 AM in Topeka (Kansas):
http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/Early-Morning-Topeka-Fire-Destroys-Duplex-264215571.html

Quote: "This is the second fire in as many days in the Montara neighborhood."

2014-06-23 - Vacant house burns in South St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.statter911.com/2014/06/23/pre-arrival-video-st-louis-mo-house-fire/
http://www.firecritic.com/2014/06/23/video-vacant-house-fire-south-st-louis-2-videos/

2014-06-23 - Vacant home burns at 2:02 AM, adjacent occupied homes scorched too, in Huntington (West Virginia):
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/x1116646816/Fire-damages-abandoned-building

2014-06-23 - Vacant house burns in Nashville (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/25851668/fire-damages-home-near-downtown-nashville

2014-06-23 - Vacant home burns in Colerain Township (Ohio):
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/06/23/vacant-home-catches-fire-in-colerain/11292101/

2014-06-23 - Vacant house burns at 2:30 AM in Mount Airy (North Carolina):
http://www.wxii12.com/news/local-news/piedmont/vacant-home-in-mount-airy-catches-fire/26615310

2014-06-23 - Vacant home destroyed by fire in Pittsburg (California):
http://abc7news.com/news/crews-rescue-kittens-after-vacant-house-fire-in-pittsburg/132240/

2014-06-23 - In separate incidents, three vacant homes go up in flames in the wee hours in coastal St. Augustine (Florida):
http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2014-06-23/story/st-augustine-homes-building-damaged-or-destroyed-suspicious-fires-Monday
 

2014-06-23 - Two stowaways found dead on ship in coastal Durban (South Africa):
http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/bodies-found-on-ship-in-durban-harbour-1.1708355

2014-06-23 - Man and woman found dead in home in East Ridge (Tennessee):
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/25848011/police-investigate-bodies-found-in-east-ridge-home

2014-06-23 - Two men in their 20s found dead in submerged truck in the Beaver River in Beauval (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/1411592/two-bodies-discovered-inside-submerged-truck-in-northern-sask-river/
 

2014-06-23 - Man goes diving, next seen dead in the water near Kuilima Cove on the island of Oahu (Hawaii):
http://khon2.com/2014/06/23/body-found-floating-offshore-from-kuilima/

Note: Three divers were found dead the day prior, two of them in separate incidents in Maui (Hawaii) and one, a woman, in Missouri, mentioned in the 2014-06-22 update, so that's at least four divers dead - three of them in Hawaii - in two days...

2014-06-23 - Man, around 40, found dead face down in creek in Auburn (New York):
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/06/body_found_floating_face_down_in_auburn_creek.html

2014-06-23 - Man, 34, found dead in Wind Lake in Racine County (Wisconsin):
http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/Body-found-in--264322381.html

2014-06-23 - Man, 30, goes for bike ride, next seen dead in ravine near Lake Grapevine (Texas):
http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/06/23/5921449/search-continues-for-missing-cyclist.html
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Missing-mountain-biker-found-dead-in-ravine-264300591.html

2014-06-23 - Man, 63, goes out on kayak, next seen dead in the Arkansas River in Fremont County (Colorado):
http://www.krdo.com/news/kayaker-found-dead-in-arkansas-river/26626350

Quote: "The sheriff's office says the man was wearing a helmet, personal flotation device and a wet suit."

2014-06-23 - Man goes for swim, disappears, next seen dead in Lake Martin (Alabama):
http://www.waka.com/news/montgomery-news/Birmingham-Mans-Body-Found-on-Lake-Martin-264171821.html
http://newstalk931.com/birmingham-mans-body-found-on-lake-martin/

2014-06-23 - Man, 49, disappears while swimming, next seen dead in Logan Martin Lake (Alabama):
http://www.al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/index.ssf/2014/06/body_of_talladega_man_found_in.html
http://www.alabamas13.com/story/25845600/developing-search-underway-for-missing-boater-in-pell-city-area-monday

2014-06-23 - Woman and girl, 24 and 7, go for horseback ride near river, girl found dead, woman missing, in Hemphill County (Texas):
http://www.thepampanews.com/community/article_f67cedd2-fba9-11e3-92e9-001a4bcf6878.html

2014-06-23 - Man found dead on embankment in Albuquerque (New Mexico):
http://krqe.com/2014/06/23/body-found-in-sw-abq-embankment/

Quote: "They’re not saying how they believe he died or what his identity is, but there wasn’t visible trauma to his body."

2014-06-23 - Woman found dead outside apartments on Miller Road in Flint (Michigan):
http://www.wnem.com/story/25855617/woman-found-dead-next-to-apartment-building

2014-06-23 - Man, 32, sickens and dies in dorm building at university in Columbus (Mississippi):
http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=34361

2014-06-23 - Man, 59, found dead in pond at home in Ottoville (Ohio):
http://thecourier.com/local-news/2014/06/24/area-mans-body-found-in-pond/

2014-06-23 - Man, 27, dives in water to help woman, disappears, found dead in Dorwin Falls (Canada):
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/montreal/Bodies+drowning+victims+recovered/9965857/story.html

2014-06-23 - Broadcaster, man, 72, falls off building and dies on the island of Malta, possible toppler:
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/40374/elderly_man_found_dead_hours_after_falling_off_a_building

2014-06-23 - Person found dead on Millbrook Road East in coastal Southampton (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-27974807
http://m.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11294144.LIVE__Body_found_among_bins_on_city_street/
 

2014-06-23 - Passenger plane has 'brake issue', rolls away and crashes at airport in Des Moines (Iowa):
http://www.kcci.com/news/runaway-plane-under-investigation-by-2-airlines/26637794

Quote: "An issue with the aircraft’s brakes occurred during the repositioning of the tow tractor, and the aircraft rolled backwards when tow equipment was disconnected."

2014-06-23 - Military jet and private Lear jet collide over Olsberg (Germany), Lear jet crashes and burns, 2 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20140623-44237-DEU
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/4ac4aacaf2244ffa919722ecf5153b04/EU--Germany-Plane-Crash
http://rt.com/news/167888-germany-military-jet-collide/
http://www.n24.de/n24/Nachrichten/Panorama/d/4953788/flugzeug-im-sauerland-abgestuerzt.html

2014-06-23 - Passenger train hits truck, derails, fire breaks out, in Berlin (Connecticut), 5 injured:
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/06/amtrak_train_bound_for_springf_1.html
http://www.courant.com/community/berlin/hc-berlin-train-vs-car-0624-20140623,0,4931194.story

2014-06-23 - Passenger train hits SUV in Mansfield (Massachusetts), 3 killed:
http://www.masslive.com/news/boston/index.ssf/2014/06/three_dead_after_amtrak_train.html
http://backbay.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/amtrak-train-strikes-truck-in-mansfield-service-delayed
http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/three-people-dead-after-train-hits-truck-on-tracks-in/article_106c0366-fad0-11e3-a870-0019bb2963f4.html

2014-06-23 - Freight train derails near Navasota (Texas), chemicals leak:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=VI-20140623-44238-USA

2014-06-23 - Tractor trailer overturns on the  Pennyrile Parkway in Henderson County (Kentucky):
http://www.wsmv.com/story/25845895/semi-overturns-on-pennyrile-in-henderson-co-blocks-northbound-traffic

2014-06-23 - Tractor trailer overturns in coastal Big Lagoon (California), 1 injured:
http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_26021722/semi-truck-overturned-sunday-big-lagoon

2014-06-23 - Tractor trailer overturns on I-24 near Antioch (Tennessee):
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/25843486/tractor-trailer-flips-on-i-24e-near-antioch

2014-06-23 - Tractor trailer overturns on US 1 near Cary (North Carolina):
http://www.wral.com/overturned-tractor-trailer-blocks-lanes-on-u-s-1-south/13758765/

2014-06-23 - Cement truck overturns on River Drive in Davenport (Iowa):
http://qctimes.com/traffic/driver-injured-after-truck-overturns-spilling-cement-into-street/article_38fe0c14-fadc-11e3-aab5-001a4bcf887a.html

2014-06-23 - Minivan plows into bank in Salt Lake City (Utah), 2 lightly injured:
http://fox13now.com/2014/06/23/no-serious-injuries-reported-after-van-crashes-into-slc-bank/

2014-06-23 - SUV veers over centerline, hits semi head-on, near Summersville (Missouri), 2 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/story/d/story/child-woman-killed-in-head-on-collision/31070/ZFfJJPt8W0SotuFmMRu4ww

2014-06-23 - Pickup truck veers over centerline, hits semi head-on, in Fourchon (Louisiana), 1 killed:
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Man-dies-in-head-on-collision-with-18-wheeler-in-Lafourche-Parish-264323541.html

2014-06-23 - Pickup veers off road, hits home, bursts into flame, in coastal Port Arthur (Texas):
http://www.kfdm.com/shared/news/top-stories/stories/kfdm_vid_10575.shtml

Quote: "Police are investigating whether a medical condition was a factor..."

2014-06-23 - Car and SUV collide head-on, in Longview (Texas), 4 injured:
http://www.ktre.com/story/25846377/traffic-alert-sb-lanes-of-north-4th-st-in-longview-closed-after-head-on-collision
http://www.ketknbc.com/news/longview-pd-4-hospitalized-in-head-on-collision

2014-06-23 - Car and SUV collide head-on, on the Kamehameha Highway near Wahiawa (Hawaii), 4 injured:
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20140622_4_hurt_in_headon_collision_on_Kamehameha_Highway_near_Dole_Plantation.html

2014-06-23 - Three cars crash, one bursts into flame, in Carson (California), near the coast, injuries reported:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-car-accident-91-freeway-20140623-story.html

2014-06-23 - Car veers over centerline at 6 AM, hits car head-on, near Woodstock (Illinois), 2 injured:
http://www.nwherald.com/2014/06/23/two-men-in-fair-condition-after-head-on-crash-north-of-woodstock/aubergs/

2014-06-23 - Car veers over centerline, hits car head-on, near Conway (Arkansas), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2014/jun/24/head-crash-kills-driver-faulkner-county/

Quote: "It wasn't clear what caused the Chevrolet to veer into opposing traffic. Conditions at the time were described as clear and dry."

Quote: "The death was one of three fatalities in traffic crashes Monday in Arkansas..."

2014-06-23 - Two cars crash, one bursts into flame, in coastal Wilmington (North Carolina):
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2014/06/23/car-catches-fire-after-crash-corner-near-wilmington-fire-station

2014-06-23 - Car veers off road before 3:30 AM, hits bridge pillar, bursts into flame, in San Antonio (Texas), 1 killed:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/Driver-dead-in-North-Side-crash-5572095.php
 

2014-06-23 - Naked man walks around in South St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River, gets apprehended:
http://fox2now.com/2014/06/23/naked-man-walking-around-south-st-louis-apprehended-in-front-of-children/

Note: Another naked man, 23, recently danced along I-44 in St. Louis at 6:15 AM, climbed on some cars in traffic, mentioned in the 2014-06-05 update. Also see the underground fire in downtown St. Louis and the vacant home that burned in South St. Louis on this day...

2014-06-23 - Naked man with golf club falls off roof, gets tased, on Mallards Pond Court in Spring (Texas):
http://montgomerycountypolicereporter.com/naked-man-falls/
http://www.thewoodlandstx.com/messages/naked-man.php?message_board_parent_id=239398&message_board_message_id=&vpage=0

Quote: "However, while deputies waited for the fire department to arrive, the man broke into a run across the roof and fell to the ground in front of the officers."

Note: Well, that was certainly convenient for the officers. It's raining men!
 

2014-06-23 - Yellow jackets attack and injure man and son near the Little Wekiva River in Altamonte Springs (Florida):
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/father-son-in-icu-after-being-attacked-by-yellow-jackets/26627684
http://www.weartv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/yellow-jackets-attack-father-son-florida-46069.shtml
http://www.news4jax.com/news/father-son-in-hospital-after-being-attacked-by-wasps-in-altamonte-springs/26633904

Quote: "David Alvarez, his son Jordan and their dog were walking in this wooded area near the Little Wekiva River around 7:30 last Wednesday night when hundreds of yellow jackets attacked them."

2014-06-23 - Africanized bees attack and injure two people, kill two dogs, frighten neighborhood, in Goodyear (Arizona):
http://www.yourwestvalley.com/glendale/article_f31db2de-fbea-11e3-bbc8-0019bb2963f4.html

Quote: "Henderson says his dogs collapsed as soon as he pulled them into the house, but the bees were aggressive and wouldn’t stop their attack. 'They were actually hitting the glass trying to get into the house,' Henderson said. Henderson rushed his two Labradors to the veterinarian, but they just couldn’t recover."

2014-06-23 - Tavern collapses at 2 AM in Midrand (South Africa), explosion mentioned, 2 injured:
http://citizen.co.za/200214/gas-explosion-may-cause-midrand-building-collapse/
http://midrandreporter.co.za/110468/building-collapse-heard-around-midrand/
http://www.thenewage.co.za/129270-1008-53-Two_injured_in_Midrand_building_collapse

Quote: "Anton, who also lives in President Park said, there as 'an almighty bang'. He believed it was an explosion. 'I can’t see a building collapse make such a loud explosion nose,' he said. He appealed to the community to be on the lookout for an Emu, which ran away from his property at the sound of the explosion."
 

2014-06-23 - Methane bubbling from methane hydrate deposits on the ocean floor near Wakayama (Japan):
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/140624/possible-deposits-methane-hydrate-found-pacific-wakaya

Quote: "The prefectural office conducted a survey using fish sonar between last November and February this year and observed bubbles containing methane gas welling up from the seabed in several spots in an area around 18 kilometers off the Cape of Shionomisaki in Wakayama Prefecture."

Note: This is happening in areas all over the planet now. Fortunately for Japan, the wind will mostly blow any of this methane that escapes into the atmosphere toward North America's west coast. That won't be too great for North America's west coast though...

2014-06-23 - Magnitude 7.9 earthquake strikes just off the coast of Little Sitkin Island (Alaska):
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/tsunami-warning-issued-alaska-quake-24271171

Quote: "The magnitude-7.9 earthquake was centered about 13 miles southeast of Little Sitkin Island, or about 1,400 miles southwest of Anchorage."

2014-06-23 - Three earthquakes, 6.9, 6.3 and 6.2, strike off the coast of Raoul Island (New Zealand):
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/no-nz-tsunami-risk-after-kermadec-quakes-6010912

Quote: "It was followed by a 6.3 two minutes later and a 6.2 just after 8am. The quakes struck around 90km off the coast of Raoul Island, or just under 1000km from Whangarei, the US Geological Survey reports."

2014-06-23 - People sickening in Toledo (Ohio) near where landfill burned in May:
http://www.toledoblade.com/Energy/2014/06/23/Residents-near-landfill-cite-health-concerns-after-May-fire.html

2014-06-23 - Toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) outbreak hits Mississenewa Lake (Indiana):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=BH-20140624-44239-USA

2014-06-23 - Scientists predict more shark attacks this summer:
http://news.discovery.com/animals/sharks/shark-attacks-expected-to-rise-this-summer-140623.htm